Elizabeth DiGangi

Elizabeth DiGangi is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Binghamton University specializing in forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology. She focuses on skeletal trauma analysis, prehistoric health studies, and forensic applications in human rights investigations. She co-founded Colombia's Centro de Identificación Humana, a forensic anthropology center for remains identification and research. Her work bridges archaeological and modern forensic methodologies, with emphases on North American and Andean populations.

• Education: PhD, University of Tennessee; MA and BA, University at Buffalo

Her research explores subsistence changes' impact on skeletal health, gunshot trauma analysis, and ancestry determination. She consults for law enforcement agencies and has authored/co-edited key texts in forensic anthropology. Current projects include forensic taphonomy studies and age-at-death estimation techniques.

Notably, she developed training programs for Colombian forensic professionals and contributed to identifying American Indian remains. Her collaborative approach integrates bioarchaeological insights with contemporary forensic challenges.